NYU TANDON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

AE 4653 Aircraft FLIGHT MECHANICS Fall 2016
Course Instructor: I. Kalkhoran, LC-230B iraj.k@nyu.edu ;
Hamideh Pourhashem, RH-510A hamideh.p@nyu.edu
Text: "Introduction to Aircraft Performance, Selection, and Design" by Francis J. Hale.
Topics:
1. Introduction to Aircraft Performance
2. Level Flight in the Vertical Plane: Turbojets
Level Flight
Ceiling conditions
Cruise Flight
Best Range
Cruise-Climb and Stepped-Altitude Flight
Best Range with Specified Airspeed
Maximum Endurance
3. Other Flights in the Vertical Plane
Take-Off and Landing
Climb: Steepest Climb; Fastest Climb; Most Economical Climb
Unpowered Flight
4. Turning Flight
Introduction and Coordinate Systems
Turning Flight: Maximum Load Factor; Maximum Bank Angle; Maximum
Turning Rate; Minimum Turning Radius
5. Level Flight in the Vertical Plane: Piston-Props
Level Flight
Ceiling conditions
Cruise Flight
Best Range
Maximum Endurance
6. Other Flights in the Vertical Plane
Take-Off and Landing
Climbing Flight
Turning Flight
7. Aircraft Stability and Control
Longitudinal and Lateral Static Stability of an airplane
Grading:
Homework and Projects 20%
Two Exams 50%
Final 30%